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I wish I knew so much... and fear that I once did.

Funny how threads can sometimes circle back to the original theme after wandering for a bit.

Awesome, Gene. I'm jealous. Haven't been there for a while...

Being "visual" doesn't necessarily mean that they read or can really picture it even if they do.

I don't know about that. When I see tits, I become all involved visually. But otherwise, I'd rather be listening.

What I don't get is how the hell would you know if the HD800 or the Orpheus is more "neutral" for any given piece of music? I mean, if, as you argued up to that point (and subsequently as well) it's impossible to know what "neutral" really means to begin with (because all of the variables that cannot be controlled), then you don't even know what you're trying to "listen for"... so how would you know if you've heard it... or not? So, yes... different headphones for different occasions. Some make us happy sometimes. Others makes us happy other times. Who would have ever thought of that?

Not surprising there would be some flubs, given what a tongue twister it is and how many news stories were being reported at that time... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSf4RVbiPRQ&feature=related

If this doesn't get your goat... http://www.wthr.com/video?clipId=7054149&topVideoCatNo=103348&autoStart=true

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Got a $10 Best Buy rewards certificate via email today. So exciting! Yeah... Thick as a Brick 2 for $9.99... nope, can't use the $10 rewards certificate because it's for an amount greater than what is in my cart. Urgh!!! Let's try to add something in from the $4.99 bin... nothing on page 1, page 2, etc. Several pages later, there it is! Styx - Grand Illusion. All of a sudden I'm riding shotgun in Dice's baby blue '76 Ford Pinto. We're cruising the backroads of LaSalle County, IL, with the usual Friday night goal of drinking a case of Miller's 7 ounce bottles each. He's got the cooler all iced up in the little trunk, and in no time we're half blasted and pulling over on the side of the road every 15 minutes to piss in the weeds again, and grab 2 more short ones each out of the cooler. Pretty soon we'll be meeting up with Mince and Moose and they'll have some catch up drinking to do. So Grand Illusion will be rejoining my collection soon, on CD this time. Now what did I do with the 8-track? Good thing it wasn't a $50 rewards certificate, or I'd be shopping for Cheap Trick, Foghat, Foreigner, Boston, etc...

I can see the thread already. "Tips on removing red wine stains?"

This! Too funny, Larry. Al, sounds like "home alone" is not the norm, which is good. I'm sure your dad needs company as much as anything these days, but really sorry to learn about his medical problems. I'm sure he was just as scared as you were, but thankfully you and Claire were able to help from a distance, and then be there for him. Just remember, there is no better way to spend your time in a bad way, if that makes any sense.

So sorry to hear this. I've been there with my dad, and know that it's not easy and it's not fair. Make the best of your time with him. Just being there for him will mean more than you can know.

Looks a little like my CD collection. Not quite, but at some point, what do you do with them all?

Happy birthday Kevin! Hope you get a chance to do something fun today. Maybe explode something in a really cool way, and then take amazing microscopic pictures of it.

^^^^^^ and the other.

I've been thinking about getting a boat. It could be a lot of fun.

I find that this sort of thing is true with many headphones. Sometimes, I just flip through them trying to match them to the music I'm in the mood for like I used to do when I was trying to find the right tie for the shirt and pants I was wearing that day.

Hmm... A Beatles song in Bossa Nova style.

Ya, it's a Ducati Monster S4RS. Entirely too much and too quick of a bike for me. I really should sell it and get a Harley or maybe an Indian. TTVJ keeps wanting to know when I'm going to be back in Montana, but it's not looking like this summer. Next summer for sure though.

Gotta love Photoshop... http://img.techpowerup.org/120419/photo%20(2).jpg]http://

Yes! I enjoyed it very much. Some really good guys there. I know they just look like a bunch of goofy freaks to a lot of people, but they're actually kind hearted and well intended guys who make a real difference in their communities. Most of them rely on their Santa income (as small as it may be) to supplement their retirement, but they do a lot of charity work as well.

I know a several of those guys, actually. The guy who is front and center with the red and white pattern shirt and red pants has been my bleaching mentor. He wrote a small book about how to bleach your hair and beard without causing damage, and then walked me through everything via email. Santa Shannon. Good guy. The guy with the do-rag in the back is a Harley rider who lives in Georgia. Wants me to ride with him some day. We'll see. To his left, is the famous Santa Tim, aka Santa Hollywood, aka the Julie McCoy (cruise director). He's the official Hollywood parade santa and has appeared on Leno, Oprah, Dr. Phil, etc., does Oreo cookie commercials, and employs about 200 real bearded santas every year to cover events that he can't do himself. He also runs the International University of Santa Claus, through which this annual cruise is organized and offered. http://www.realsantas.com/iusc.htm His Santa school will be offered in Tampa in June, and I'm thinking about attending. http://www.santahollywood.com/ I recognize at least half of the faces in that crowd, all of whom are active members at ClausNet.org which is kind of the Headcase of the Santa hobby. All of the cool Santas hang out there, although none of them really talk about drinking.